Zucchini Cheese Boats

By JenHall

This was very good. Need to figure amounts to zone it still. Using all cheese was a little much & all cream cheese for the fat was a little much also. Possibly use some cooked sausage?

Ingredients

• 4 Zucchini, medium
• 4 oz. light cream cheese
• 1/2 cup sharp cheddar cheese
• 1/2 cup monterey jack with jalapeno cheese
• 1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
• 1 teaspoon fresh or dried chives

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Get a large pot of salted water and set it to boil. Cut zucchinis in 1/2 to make 8. Take the 8 zucchini halves and put in boiling water for 2 minutes to blanch. Drain & immediately put in an ice bath. Blot water & make boats out of the halves by using a spoon & scraping out part of the middle. I usually do about 1/3 way down.

Mix cheese, cayenne & chives together in bowl. Divide cheese mixture between the 8 boats, roughtly 1 heaping teaspoon per boat. Put the zucchini boats into a lightly oiled baking dish.

Bake 8 - 10 minutes or until golden brown. I usually back it for 10 minutes then turn it on broil for another minute to get the cheese golden.

Boats can be cut into smaller pieces to serve as appetizers.